Linwoodequiry - Asking Critical Questions of websites

		CRITICAL QUESTIONS Your mission is: go to a search engine of your choice. Do a quick key word search on your topic. Choose any website at random and ask the questions below. *Record your answers on the document in the equiry folder.
C	CONSEQUENCES CONSISTENCY CURRENCY	What are the consequences of believing this? How consistent is the information compared to other sources? Is there a bibliography? Does the site link to other sources of info about my topic? How current is the info? Is the site updated regularly
A	ASSUMPTIONS ACCURACY AUTHORSHIP AUDIENCE	What assumptions have been made here? How accurate is the data/information? Who is the author? What are the author’s credentials Who is the intended audience?
M	MEANING MAIN POINTS	What are the main points here? What isn’t here?
P	PREJUDICE POINT OF VIEW PROVIDER PURPOSE	Who is the provider of the information – is it the site .edu/ .com/ .org/ .gov? What is the author’s point of view or bias? What is the other point of view? Purpose of the site – inform/persuade/explain?
E	EVIDENCE EXAMPLES	What evidence is given to support the claims? What examples are given to back up claims?
R	RELEVANCE RELIABILITY	How relevant is this site to my research/key questions? Is the site reliable – easy to navigate, clear and quick to download?